[While Dwight Silverman is on vacation, Peter Hughes (@geekmouth) of Technology Bytes will be sitting in for him on the Linkposts.] PC gaming’s future is no longer tied to Microsoft — First there was SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system whose open design aims to spur innovation. Then there were Steam Machines. First Windows 8.1 ad features the …

[While Dwight Silverman is on vacation, Peter Hughes (@geekmouth) of Technology Bytes will be sitting in for him on the Linkposts.] IDF 2013 Rant: Intel proves once and for all that PCs are not coming back – The PC isn’t just in trouble, it is actively being destroyed because no one involved is interested in changing. Nest …

• Major US security company warns over NSA link to encryption formula – RSA says customers using a random-number algorithm developed with the help of the NSA should switch to a stronger feature in its product. Also NSA Sends Letter to Its ‘Extended’ Family to Reassure Them That They Will ‘Weather’ This ‘Storm’ • Police …

The question arises as it does in each of Apple’s “S” phone years: Should you buy an iPhone 5S, or wait until the redesign likely to come in 2014? The answer depends on what phone you’re using now, how you use it and whether you want to stick with the iOS platform. …

• In fight with broadcasters, Aereo has time on its side: Supreme Court ruling unlikely before 2015 – If you’re in Houston and interested in becoming an Aereo customer when it formally launches here on Sept. 16, you’ll want to read this primer on its legal challenges. • Privacy Scandal: NSA Can Spy on Smart …

When Stephen Elop became the CEO of Nokia in September 2010, there were many who suspected that his primary mission was not to save the struggling handset maker from irrelevancy, but rather to prep it for an acquisition by his previous employer, Microsoft.

Fast-forward to Monday night, when Microsoft announced it is acquiring Nokia for $7.17 billion.

• Syria’s Other Army: How the Hackers Wage War – Matt Buchanan, writing in the New Yorker, looks at the strategies used by the Syrian Electronic Army. • Google, Microsoft Press Lawsuits for Right to Release More Surveillance Data – The two rivals are banding together to sue the feds, demanding they be allowed to …

iOS 7 will have a different interface, along with a slew of new features and tweaked ways of doing things. While techies and Apple fans know this is coming, a huge number of folks who own iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches and who do not obsessively track geek news are going to be taken by surprise. …

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